What is the Homebrew Channel/HBC?
The Homebrew Channel is a hack/exploit installed on your Wii as a Channel. It allows you to hack your games and/or console.
NOTE: You will need an SD card. If you are below system menu 4.0, you can only use SD cards 2GB or less in size. I recommend buying the Sandisk 2 GB standard SD card. If you are on 4.0/4.1, I recommend buying a Sandisk 4GB SDHC (which are actually cheaper than the 2GB cards because of supply & demand). You can view this thread HERE for other options on SD card compatibility.
1. You need BannerbombV1 - Add me on discord (vega8365).
2. Extract/unzip the file. There is now a BannerbombV1 folder
3. Format SD card to FAT32 (quick format) to wipe it clean
4. Copy paste all the contents within that folder to your SD card
5. Insert SD into Wii, power on Wii
6. Go to Wii Settings – Data Management – Channels
7. Click on the SD card tab on the top right
8. You will be prompted if you want to load Boot.dol/elf. Click Yes.
9. WiiMod will load, navigate down to Wad Manager and Press A
10. You will be notified that a Fake Sign Patch may be required. Just press any key to continue.
11. You will be prompted to select the Storage Device, it should already be on “Wii SD Slot”, if it’s not navigate left/right to find that option.
12. Press A to continue
13. Press 1 to mark all wads for installation
14. Press A to install the 2 wads
15. IOS58 and IOS61 will install
16. Press any button to continue
17. Press the Home button (you will booted to the Wii Main Menu)
18. Put your SD card back into your computer
19. Right click on boot.dol and select Delete. You MUST delete this file.
20. Right click on hackmii and select Rename. Rename the file to boot.elf
21. Put the SD card back into your Wii
22. Go to Wii Settings – Data Management – Channels
23. Click on the SD card tab on the top right
24. You will be prompted if you want to load Boot.dol/elf. Click Yes.
25. Hackmii Installer Loads
26. Scam warning appears. Once Press 1 appears, Press 1 on wiimote
27. Install the Homebrew Channel
28. Once HBC is installed, Exit back/continue to the menu where you were initially at after the Scam Warning. Click Exit.
29. Now you will be at a blank HBC. Power Off Wii. Format SD card again to FAT32 to wipe files. Congratz!
The Homebrew Channel is a hack/exploit installed on your Wii as a Channel. It allows you to hack your games and/or console.
NOTE: You will need an SD card. If you are below system menu 4.0, you can only use SD cards 2GB or less in size. I recommend buying the Sandisk 2 GB standard SD card. If you are on 4.0/4.1, I recommend buying a Sandisk 4GB SDHC (which are actually cheaper than the 2GB cards because of supply & demand). You can view this thread HERE for other options on SD card compatibility.
1. You need BannerbombV1 - Add me on discord (vega8365).
2. Extract/unzip the file. There is now a BannerbombV1 folder
3. Format SD card to FAT32 (quick format) to wipe it clean
4. Copy paste all the contents within that folder to your SD card
5. Insert SD into Wii, power on Wii
6. Go to Wii Settings – Data Management – Channels
7. Click on the SD card tab on the top right
8. You will be prompted if you want to load Boot.dol/elf. Click Yes.
9. WiiMod will load, navigate down to Wad Manager and Press A
10. You will be notified that a Fake Sign Patch may be required. Just press any key to continue.
11. You will be prompted to select the Storage Device, it should already be on “Wii SD Slot”, if it’s not navigate left/right to find that option.
12. Press A to continue
13. Press 1 to mark all wads for installation
14. Press A to install the 2 wads
15. IOS58 and IOS61 will install
16. Press any button to continue
17. Press the Home button (you will booted to the Wii Main Menu)
18. Put your SD card back into your computer
19. Right click on boot.dol and select Delete. You MUST delete this file.
20. Right click on hackmii and select Rename. Rename the file to boot.elf
21. Put the SD card back into your Wii
22. Go to Wii Settings – Data Management – Channels
23. Click on the SD card tab on the top right
24. You will be prompted if you want to load Boot.dol/elf. Click Yes.
25. Hackmii Installer Loads
26. Scam warning appears. Once Press 1 appears, Press 1 on wiimote
27. Install the Homebrew Channel
28. Once HBC is installed, Exit back/continue to the menu where you were initially at after the Scam Warning. Click Exit.
29. Now you will be at a blank HBC. Power Off Wii. Format SD card again to FAT32 to wipe files. Congratz!